Where does “carburetor” come from?

Carburetor comes from English carburet, which derives from French carburer, meaning to combine with carbon.

carburetor (English): A device in an internal combustion engine where...

Definitions

  1. A device in an internal combustion engine where...

Ancestry of “carburetor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarburetTo react with carbon; To mix with hydrocarbons,...
2Frenchcarburecarbide; first-person singular present indicative...

Words derived from “carburetor

Every word from French carbureEvery word from English carburet